A couple of years ago it soldinoe compartment caused mixed feelings, making some afraid to look into its future. Now, with the passage of time, you can just say that the CL500 still valid and he still have something surprising. The issue has remained the same: who will fight flagship MB, if competitors do not grow? In its niche Mercedes-Benz CL feels very quiet, because no other company does not make such cars. In the Audi just do not see the point in creating such an unusual coupe, and BMW has a 6-th series, so that they are two-G without the need. Japanese colleagues from Lexus, too, have been slow to produce something similar.
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Mercedes CL no crisis
Audi new model a5 s5
All the matter is that once the competition began, one after another punch convertible, the company Audi AG had to react quickly in order not to hit in the face of dirt, and at the same time, and not to give customers without a fight. Another case that competitors tend to increasingly equip their creations raskladnymi iron roofs, but at the Audi A5/S5 did a soft top. So in the end produced inconsistencies and machines are still divided on different categories.
Mercedes-Benz introduced ML 63 AMG
Since the German automobile company Mercedes-Benz introduced the first generation ML 55 AMG, Ten years have passed. In honor of the anniversary model automakers produced two spetsversii: ML 63 AMG 10th Anniversary and the ML 63 AMG Performance Studio. Both cars are equipped with 6.3-liter V8 engine power of 510 hp Acceleration to 100 km / h from the machine takes 5 seconds. And the maximum speed, electronically limited, is 250 km / h.
Bmw time to change
Last week the Russian office of BMW sent to the Federal Customs Service (FTS) letter, which demanded that Russian customs officials banned the importation of products bearing the company logo, without permission from the company. “We offer the FTS ban is not authorized legal entities and individual entrepreneurs importation of products bearing brand BMW”, - told RBC in the Russian representation. Interlocutor agency said that under the company’s products are meant cars, spare parts and all products are brand BMW.
Audi Q7 V12 TDI
Audi Q7 V12 TDI, shown in Russia at Moscow Motor Show in August, will sell in this country as early as December this year. This was announced in an interview with a correspondent of the business newspaper RBK daily “head of Audi of Russia Till Brauner. According to him, the new Audi Q7 with the world’s most powerful diesel engine in the segment of off-road will attract attention and interest not only fans of stamps, but the entire target bonus cars.
GM introduced a line of models in Paris ecoFlex
The company Opel, a member of the group General Motors, brought at the Paris Motor Show line of economical and clean models with the system of fuel economy ecoFlex. It was composed of Corsa, Astra and the new Insignia. As explained in the company, ecoFlex - is a set of measures aimed at reducing fuel consumption and reduce emissions of harmful substances into the atmosphere. It includes the installation cost, but powerful, “acceleration” of diesel engines Ecotec, optimizing aerodynamics, reducing the clearance, use of special tires with low rolling resistance and a number of know-how.In Germany, to run the production of electric Porsche Cayman
The famous German tuning studio Ruf, which specializes in the refinement of cars Porsche, is preparing to release an electric Cayman. Note that so far there is only one superkar equipped with electric motor - roadster Tesla, collected in the state of New Mexico. According to the representatives Ruf, Cayman will be equipped with less powerful engine than the Tesla Roadster, - 200 hp to 250 hp, but with high torque - 650 Nm to 375 Nm. According to some experts, superkar Porsche Cayman, equipped with electric motor, will speed up to 200 km / h. According to preliminary information, the cost of the machine is more than 110 000 euro, that is, it will be expensive roadster Tesla.
BMW is developing a new gasoline turbomotor
BMW Group is developing a new gasoline turbodvigatelya small amount. This information confirmed in an interview with Business Week magazine the head of BMW North America, Jim O’Donnell. According to him, Four compact engine by using a turbo will provide better dynamics than the 6-cylinder NG6, and will have better environmental performance. The new engine will be equipped with first cars BMW, for the European market.
Recall that similar units already exist at the main German rivals BMW - Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz. BMW now has a compact 2.0-liter turbodizelem provided with the BMW 123d.
World premiere BMW X1 will be held in Paris
Press Service of the German BMW group officially confirmed that at the Paris motor show held in October world premiere version of the conceptual crossover BMW X1. In addition to the title, this compact little sports car known: only that he created on the platform of the BMW 1 Series, and its “filling” will largely borrowed from the X3. Several espionage photo made the other day road paparatstsi shed some light on the future shape of X1, mass production would begin in the near future.
VW Tiguan complete with a clever drive
The best known for today parketnik, which exists in two versions at once - road and off. “Sport & Style” and “Track & Field” - different cars. Perhaps today is the most important difference VW Tiguan from competitors in the market. This implies that those who parketnika quite normal, full power to choose VW Tiguan, but without additional off-primochek (same girls loved to madness Toyota RAV4), the same who have actually chosen from the city, so even become proselki, in the woods or in field … — The general need something real SUV. But those who live on an “air useful,” - his version of VW Tiguan road just and necessary. On the one hand, all the time would have to travel only on urban asphalt, and I suddenly zakinet where life away - here and will need all off-road ability VW Tiguan.
